Rahul Gandhi’s Brussels tour: More conferences with anti-India political lobbies, extra efforts to hunt overseas intervention?

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi began one other of his frequent ‘foreign tours’ yesterday. He arrived in Brussels, the Belgian capital and the headquarters of the European Union.

#RahulGandhi is in Brussels as part of his attain out program in Europe tour, organised by Indian Overseas Congress

Today’s Itinerary:

2:30 PM- EU Parliament Meetings
07:30 PM- Civil Society
08:30 PM – Press Conference
11:30PM – Diaspora meet#RabulInEurope pic.twitter.com/irgpCT2b3a

— Indian Overseas Congress (@INCOverseas) September 7, 2023

On September 7, the official deal with of the Indian Overseas Congress shared Rahul Gandhi’s itinerary, itemizing his schedule for the day. The Congress prince was scheduled to satisfy EU Parliamentarians within the afternoon, then ‘civil society’ within the night adopted by a press convention and a ‘diaspora meet’ later.

Rahul Gandhi goes to be in Paris, France on Eighth-Ninth September, The Hague, Netherlands on the tenth and Eleventh of September, and eventually Oslo, Norway, on Eleventh-Twelfth September.

In Brussels, Rahul Gandhi met with EU Parliamentarians Alviina Alametsa and Pierre Larrouturou, amongst others. Congress shared photos from the conferences the place Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda have been seen with MEPs.

Shri @RahulGandhi at a spherical desk with MEPs within the European Parliament, co-hosted by MEP Alviina Almetsa (Shadow Rapporteur on EU-India Relationship) and MEP Pierre Larrouturou (portfolios inside Parliamentary price range, local weather & employment era).

📍Brussels, Belgium pic.twitter.com/cCoHfa44ra

— Congress (@INCIndia) September 7, 2023
Who are Alviina Alametsa and Pierre Larrouturou?

MEP Pierre Larrouturou enthusiastically shared photos with Rahul Gandhi, and praised him as a ‘great figure of Indian democracy’. “

“Very honored to welcome Rahul Gandhi to the European Parliament today. He is one of the great figures of Indian democracy and has been fighting for years against the ultra-nationalism of the Modi government. With MEPs from 7 different groups, we had a very interesting discussion on human rights, social justice, and the fight against climate change”, Larrouturou posted on X.

Very honored to welcome @RahulGandhi to the European Parliament at the moment 🇪🇺

He is likely one of the nice figures of Indian democracy and has been combating for years towards the ultra-nationalism of the Modi authorities.

With MEPs from 7 completely different teams, we had a really attention-grabbing… pic.twitter.com/59GEvdKU7n

— Pierre Larrouturou (@larrouturou) September 7, 2023

MEP Pierre Larrouturou was one of many key figures behind the anti-India decision handed within the EU parliament in July over the Manipur concern.

In an extended social media rant, Pierre Larrouturou even made it clear that the EU decision was particularly timed to focus on PM Modi’s France go to.

Pierre Larrouturou earlier than PM Modi’s France go to

The EU parliament held an pressing debate on the Manipur state of affairs on Twelfth July 2023 in its plenary session in Strasbourg. This dialogue got here simply earlier than Narendra Modi’s state go to to France on the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron because the Guest of Honour on the nation’s Bastille Day Parade. The dialogue was scheduled underneath ‘Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the Rule of Law’.

picture through @ClaFrancavilla on X

Pierre Larrouturou, representing the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats within the European Parliament, took the lead in proposing the decision titled ‘India, the situation in Manipur’.

The decision was firmly dismissed by India. In a powerful assertion, taking cognizance of the EU parliament attempting to needlessly intervene in India’s inside affairs, the MEA had mainly requested the EU parliament to ‘mind their own business’. “The European Parliament would be advised to utilize its time more productively on its internal issues”, the assertion by Indian MEA learn on July 13.

Alviina Alametsa, who Rahul Gandhi met in Brussels, was additionally one of many MEPs who have been behind the decision. Alametsa has been a vocal anti-India campaigner in Europe. In January this yr, she participated in a dialogue with Prashant Bhushan and Shahrukh Alam, hosted by The London Story, a corporation that has been linked to ISI.

Alvinna Almetsa’s occasion in India forward of Repulic Day

In July, talking within the EU plenary, Alametsa acknowledged that exterior observers should be allowed into Manipur to ‘monitor’ the state of affairs and convey a peaceable decision. She claimed that the standing of human rights and press freedom is deteriorating in India and known as for interference in India’s inside affairs.

My deepest condolences to these affected by the violence and human rights violations in Manipur. We should finish the violence and discover a peaceable decision to the state of affairs. Here is my full tackle to the European Parliament on the state of affairs. pic.twitter.com/bqtoXTw8CR

— Alviina Alametsä (@alviinaalametsa) July 17, 2023

In January this yr, Disinfolab shared how FTLS, the group that hosted Alametsa’s speak, has deep nexus with ISI and Jamaat. In an in depth thread, they shared how Alametsa has been part of ISI’s effort to foyer towards India within the EU.

How deep Pak join of those fronts are?
This yr FTLS has engaged Member of European Parliament (MEP), Alviina Alametsä. Coincidently she’s additionally engaged by Pak ISI, alongside Fabio Massimo Castaldo & Maria Arena to rake up #Kashmir concern within the EU towards #India.

(4/n) pic.twitter.com/UuIiVOqjhR

— DisInfo Lab (@DisinfoLab) January 24, 2023

Alviina Almetsa is a part of the Leftist Anti-India Lobby.

Sanjiv Bhat, Stan Swamy, Teesta, Prashant Bhushan.. Alviina was linked to all those that hate Modi.

No marvel Rahul Gandhi met her to help her talking towards India. pic.twitter.com/Z4sZpoUC9O

— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) September 7, 2023

Alviina Alametsa has been relentless in her campaigning towards India, writing columns, lobbying, and campaigning towards Indian pursuits within the EU. In January 2021, she wrote an article within the EU Observer calling for EU’s help for interfering within the ‘human rights’ state of affairs in India.

In her India-centric interactions and narrative, Alametsa has been utilizing platforms to advertise or help all anti-India voices, from Teesta Setalvad to Sanjiv Bhat, and Stan Swamy.

Rahul Gandhi and his conferences with anti-India forces

It has been virtually a sample. Whenever Rahul Gandhi travels overseas, at the least on the events his conferences and journey particulars are shared by his celebration, he’s seen looking for out anti-India lobbyists and politicians to satisfy. The conferences virtually at all times have the identical speaking factors, how the democracy in India is allegedly at risk, how the human rights state of affairs is worsening, and the way solely he, because the chief of the Congress celebration, may be the ‘solution’ to all these issues in India, that he and his associates declare are arising solely due to the Modi authorities.

Earlier this yr, when he was in Washington DC, Rahul Gandhi even allowed the lies and misinformation on CAA to go unchecked. Lies that he’s very effectively conscious that led to the 2020 anti-Hindu riots in Delhi simply earlier than Donald Trump’s India go to. During his 10-day US tour, Rahul was seen deep in dialog with Sunita Vishwanath on the Hudson Institute. Sunita Vishwanath is the co-founder of HrHR, which alongside Rasheed Ahmed led IAMC, had signed a letter to President Biden asking him to cancel the State Dinner hosted for PM Modi.

A Disinfo Lab investigation revealed that the ‘Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR)’ had been selling the deceptive narrative of ‘Hindu vs. Hindutva’. The similar group was additionally seen endorsing the ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ occasion. 

Currently, Rahul Gandhi’s alliance companions in India are busy spreading hatred towards Hindus. Politicians in energy on the state stage, who’re in alliance with Rahul Gandhi, are declaring that Hinduism is an ‘infectious disease’ they usually wish to see it eradicated.

Rahul Gandhi has been brazenly looking for overseas powers to intervene in India’s inside affairs

The situations of Rahul Gandhi looking for ‘foreign help’ for his political acquire in India are quite a few. After shedding election after election, failing to win the belief of the Indian folks democratically, he has began declaring to world Leftists that India is a rustic deep in chaos, the place democracy is declining and solely he can restore it. In April 2021, talking at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics, Gandhi insisted that the US authorities institution ought to ‘say more’ about ‘what is going on in India.

In 2022, on the ‘Ideas for India’ convention within the United Kingdom, Rahul Gandhi had sought overseas intervention once more. During his controversial tackle, Rahul Gandhi signaled his want for overseas intervention two instances. The first one is through the point out of the Russia-Ukraine concern, and the second is when he criticized Indian diplomats for being unwilling to take orders from Europeans. In the identical convention, he had even in contrast Ladakh to Ukraine, insinuating that it wants a US intervention.